Ice-cream packer



S. MASTERS.

ICE CREAM PACKER. APPLICATION men FEB. s. 1919.

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ICE CREAM PACKER.

APPLICATION H020 FEB. 5. 1919.

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sYLvEstrEn ivrnsrnns, or CLEVELAND, oHIo.

ICE-CREAM rAeK'En.

.Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Application filedFebruar'y 5,1919. Serial No.2'75,128.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SYLVESTER MASTERS, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ice- .Cream Packers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improved means for operating the closures of icecream packers or similar receptacles. The principal objects are toincrease the speed, ease and convenience with which the covers may beopened and closed. The accompanying drawings show one exemplifyingembodiment of the invention and after considering this in connectionwith the specification it will be evident that other embodiments may bemade within the spirit of my invention and I do not limit myself todetails except as claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a C0111: plete packer with pedal coveroperating mechanism showing one of the box lids and the correspondingcan cover opened and the others closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe operating mechanism for one of the end compartments. Fig. 3 is asimilar view of the operating mechanism for the center compartment. Fig.4 is a vertical section showing one of the end compartments and itsoperating mechanism. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail showing the connectionbetween the boxlid and the can cover.

The box 1 has two end compartments and a center compartment, each ofwhich is closed by a lid 2 hinged at 3. Within each compartment is a can4 to hold ice cream or thelike, surrounded by a packing space 5 for ice.Each can is closed by a cover 6- which has a bottom surface packing 7 ofconsiderable area to rest on the upper edges of cans of different sizes.Each can cover is connected to its corresponding box lid by a bolt orlink 8, of which the head 9 lies in a recess 10 in the lid and issecured by plate 11 on the under side of the lid. This plate has acentral hole to accommodate the stem of the link and this hole is largeenough to permit the bolt to oscillate with considerable freedom,constituting in effect a universal joint connecting the link with thelid. The lower part of the link passes through a hole in the can cover 6and some distance below the cover is provided with a stop 12. Evidentlywhen the box lid is raised the link 8 :will pass up through the hole inthe can cover until stop 12 engages the cover, and the cover is thenraised withthe lid :to substantially the position shown in Fig. 1, thelink meantime pivoting in relation to the lid at itsuniversalconnection. When the lid is closed the can coverdrops naturally upon thecan and the link thereafter slides idly down through the cover. In thisway variations in the height of the can are accommodated.

Foot operated mechanism is provided for operating the covers and lids asfollows:

For eachof the end compartments a pedal lever 13 is fulcrumed at 1 1 toa fitting secured'to the end of the box near the bottom. Each of thelevers is connected by a link 15 with a rod 16 which is clamped to thetop of one of the lids 2 by means of the fittings 17. For the centercompartments a pedal 18 is located at the front of the box near thebottom. This pedal is carried on the forward end of a rod 19 and thisrod is pivotally mounted in the brackets 20 and passes from the front tothe rear of the box where itis provided with an arm 21 connected to alink 22, and the link is in turn connected to an arm 23 which is securedto the center lid 2 at 24:. The arm 23 extends upward at a rearwardlyinclined angle from a point sigostantially in line with the hinges ofthe li In the case of either of the compartments, the user may quicklyand easily raise the lid and cover by pressing with his foot upon theappropriate pedal 13 or 18 and while holding the cover raised may holdin one hand the usual ice cream scoop and in the other hand a plate orreceptacle to be filled. Since the operator is not required to use hishands for manipulating the covers he is evidently enabled to manipulatethe other necessary implements much more easily and quickly and the useof the packer for dispensing its contents is manifestly greatlyexpedited. At the same time sanitary principles are complied with sinceit is not necessary to touch the covers with the hands and ice isconserved considerably since there is no temptation to leave the coversopen ex cept when actually removing the cream.

I claim:

1. In an ice-cream packer, the combination of a box having a cancompartment and an opening over the compartment, a hinged 'cover, a linkloosely connecting the lid and cover, means for raising thelid, and saidparts so arranged that a lost motion is pro-' vided between the link'andthe can cover to permit'the cover to accommodate itself to cans ofdifferent heights.

2. In an ice cream packer, the combination with the box and a cantherein, of a hinged lid and means for raising it, a link having aheadloosely attached to said lid, acan cover having an opening therethrough,

i and said link passed through the cover and provided with retainingineans to prevent disconnection from the cover.

3. In an ice-cream packer or the like, the combination with the box anda can therein, of a lid and means for raising it, a can described.

SYLVESTER MASTERS.

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